Taken by itself, it was a meaningless sentence; but it satisfied him. He held out his arms and she nestled into them. "You are really not fit to walk alone," she smiled up at him after an eloquent moment. "Ask me again to walk with you." So it fell out that on the eve of the next mayor's inaugural, there was a wedding; and all of Roma rejoiced with the couple who pronounced the holy vows. For the loving heart of the woman was to stand alongside the strong desire of the man; and all Roma would be guided and helped by the two. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- AZALEA By ELIA W. PEATTIE The first book of the "Blue Ridge" Series Azalea is the heroine of a good, wholesome story that will appeal to every mother as the sort of book she would like her daughter to read. In the homy McBirneys of Mt. Tennyson, down in the Blue Ridge country, and their hearty mountain neighbors, girl readers will find new friends they will be glad to make old friends. This book marks a distinct advance in the quality of books offered for girls. No lack of action--no sacrifice of charm. Four half-tone illustrations from drawings by Hazel Roberts. Attractive cover design, $1.00. The second title in THE BLUE RIDGE SERIES will be published in 1913. Publishers The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOKS FOR OLDER CHILDREN BY L. FRANK BAUM The Daring Twins Series By L. FRANK BAUM In writing "The Daring Twins Series" Mr. Baum yielded to the hundreds of requests that have been made of him by youngsters, both boys and girls, who in their early childhood read and loved his famous "Oz" books, to write a story for young folk of the ages between twelve and eighteen. A story of the real life of real boys and girls in a real family under real conditions. Two Titles: THE DARING TWINS PHOEBE DARING While preparing these books Mr. Baum lived with his characters. They have every element of the drama of life as it begins within the lives of children. The two stories are a mixture of the sublime and the ridiculous; the foibles and fancies of childhood, interspersed with humor and pathos. Price, $1.00 each Publishers The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BUNTY PRESCOTT AT ENGLISHMAN'S CAMP By MAJOR M. J. PHILLIPS Take a boy away from the stuffy schoolroom and turn him loose away up in the jack pine country--the land of deer and bear and trout, and he will grow "fat and saucy"--as did Bunty. And if he is a wide-awake youngster he will find excitement aplenty--as did Bunty. Give him a rifle, a rod and reel, and a desire to know things, and, well--you have a story every boy will enjoy reading.